ABSTRACT
With the increasing use of vision systems in uncontrolled environments, reducing the effect of atmospheric conditions such as fog in images has become a significant problem. Many applications (e.g., surveillance) rely on accurate images of the objects under scrutiny [Brooks 98]. Poor visibility is an issue in aircraft navigation [Huxtable 97, Moller 94, Oakley 96, Sweet 96], highway monitoring [Arya 97], and commercial and military vehicles [Barducci 95, Pencikowski 96]. Figure 11.1 shows an example scene from a visible spectrum camera where the presence of fog severely impedes the ability to recognize objects in the scene. Building in foggy conditions, visibility of objects is impaired. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-u.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429109317/65a7f26c-c2c6-4b77-a354-340bc6d5f4e8/content/fig11_1.jpg"/>
